{"product_id":"9781405131124","title":"50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGreat Myths of Psychology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003e50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eShattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScott O. Lilienfeld | Steven Jay Lynn | John Ruscio | Barry L. Beyerstein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their brains', and 'handwriting reveals your personality' \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore\u003cbr\u003eContains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott O. Lilienfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Psychology at Emory University. He is a recipient of the 1998 David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Clinical Psychology from Division 12 (Society for Clinical Psychology) of the APA, past president of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Lilienfeld's principal areas of research are personality disorders, psychiatric classification and diagnosis, pseudoscience in mental health, and the teaching of psychology. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Jay Lynn\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is past President of the APA’s Division of Psychological Hypnosis, and the recipient of the Chancellor's Award of the SUNY for Scholarship and Creative Activities. His major areas of research include hypnosis and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ruscio\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Psychology at The College of New Jersey. His scholarly interests include quantitative methods for psychological research and the characteristics of pseudoscience that distinguish subjects within and beyond the fringes of psychological science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry L. Beyerstein\u003c\/b\u003e (the late) was Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University and chair of the British Columbia Skeptics Society. He was Associate Editor of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, and he co-authored many articles in the Skeptical Inquirer and professional journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 October 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405131124\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379102969996,"sku":"9781405131124","price":30.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405131124.jpg?v=1780202090","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405131124","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}